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Recent Books, CDs & DVDs

Neil Paynter

RRP: £11.50

£9.99

Stories celebrating the ‘Iona effect’ – about different folk coming together – people from different countries and backgrounds. Stories of encounter, challenge, exchange, connection, transformation. Stories about people and the power of the Spirit …

Thom M Shuman

RRP: £8.99

£7.99

Bible readings, reflections and prayers for Advent, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, for all those who find themselves serving, eating, resting and singing in diners (real and metaphorical) in this holy season – in hope that there they will discover God, serving and eating and resting and singing and welcoming them with open arms.

Ewan Mathers

RRP: £10.99

£9.99

A new, smaller-format edition of Ewan Mathers' beautiful photographs depicting in detail the carvings of the restored cloisters of Iona Abbey, with text reflecting on the meaning of each design and information about the flora and fauna of the Isle of Iona and beyond, which most of the carvings represent. This use of symbols from the natural world reflects the close links of the early Celtic Christians with the land around them.

Bonnie B Thurston

RRP: £10.50

£8.99

Reflective, powerful poems about how, on a cosmic and a personal level, darkness gives way to light, reminding us that ‘light shines in the darkness’, that darkness is required to perceive light – and that Easter means the light has come, life triumphs, and the promised Holy Spirit will empower us for growth: ‘eastering’ …

The Iona Community

RRP: £16.99

£14.99

Liturgies from the Iona Community for numerous festivals, special occasions and areas of concern. Full communion services and shorts acts of worship; liturgies for small groups and all-age gatherings; worship rooted in church life and the Iona Community’s resident group on Iona, in social justice and pastoral work.

The Iona Community

Richard Skinner

RRP: £10.50

£8.99

Witty and reflective poems of faith and doubt, ranging from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil in the Garden of Eden to the events of the first Easter, taking in on the way Julian of Norwich’s hazelnut, Mastermind, God as a blizzard, and the eighth deadly sin.

The Iona Community

£6.99

‘I sometimes take this map out – when I’ve been away from Iona for far too long a time – and read it like a poetry book …' This new updated edition of the map published by the Iona Community - available in folded or flat versions - evokes the history and poetry of the isle of Iona, even for those who will never make the physical journey. It is both for practical use and for taking you back to the sacred isle.

The Iona Community

RRP: £13.50

£11.99

A new edition which has been extensively revised and rearranged to include about 80% new material. The services draw on many traditions, including the Celtic, and aim to help us to be fully present to God, who is fully present to us – in our neighbour, in the political and social activity of the world around us, and in the very centre and soul of our being.

Ruth Burgess

RRP: £16.99

£14.99

This liturgical resource book covering November, December and January includes prayers, stories, responses, songs, poems, reflections, liturgies and meditations for the major Christian festivals and other occasions that fall during these months.

Ann Gerondelis

RRP: £8.99

£7.99

A welcome accompaniment to the Advent days of anticipating Christ’s birth. Follow its invitation of prophetic prayers and vibrant full-colour artwork to watch and wait for the coming of the Holy One. Open your eyes and heart to the wideness of God, and God’s gentle but persistent call for justice and mercy.

Jan Sutch Pickard

RRP: £10.50

£8.99

Poems of strong and well-crafted connections – between communities in the West of Scotland and the West Bank Palestinian territories; between prayer and politics; between a lyrical delight in the natural world – and down-to-earth living, observed with warmth and humour.

Joy Mead

RRP: £11.50

£9.99

A collection of favourite Joy Mead poems, many of them selected by the author’s readers and friends, who ask ‘Where can I find …?’ when they want a poem for a special occasion. Also includes some new works.

Sally Foster-Fulton

RRP: £11.50

£9.99

Reflections, meditations, prayers, activities and liturgies for Lent. Includes a liturgy for Mother’s Day, worship for Ash Wednesday, an all-age service for Shrove Tuesday for making and sharing pancakes, and other all-age resources …

Rachel Mann

RRP: £11.50

£9.99

Poetry, liturgy and narrative resources on beloved Advent and Christmas themes, questioning the cosy and sentimental view of the festive season and taking seriously the idea that God in Christ is born as a vulnerable outsider who transforms the world in radical ways.

Neil Paynter

RRP: £11.50

£9.99

A book of readings, reflections and prayers about ‘the bombs and bullets and landmines we drop into the heart of other people’s lives’ – and the many good folk working for peace and reconciliation at home and abroad. It can be used for personal and group reflection or in worship.

Kenneth Steven

RRP: £6.99

£6.50

These haiku-like poems arise out of Kenneth Steven’s perception of the Iona landscape. They have the sense of wonder, seeing, and being in the moment that many of us experience when spending time on this jewel-like island in a turquoise sea.

Wild Goose Resource Group

RRP: £11.50

£9.99

This 5th edition of A Wee Worship Book consists of almost completely new material, so those who have used and been inspired by the ‘4th incarnation’ will find here a rich, fresh collection of resources. Six morning liturgies, six evening liturgies and an order for Holy Communion with a range of alternative invitations and prayers. Plus four contemporary affirmations of faith and fourteen chants and sung responses.

Sally Foster-Fulton

RRP: £11.50

£9.99

Reflections, meditations, prayers and liturgies for Holy Week following the journey of Jesus from Palm Sunday to Easter Day. A book which affirms that, even in the darkness of betrayal and denial and death, we can rise up and live different lives: where the justice, peace and love poured out in Christ’s life can be resurrected in our own.

Chris Polhill

RRP: £8.99

£7.99

The spiritual encounter with the ‘otherness’ that Christians call God is part of the experience of being human, recognised down the ages. In this book you will find a wide variety of spiritual experiences openly explored – from the mystical to the practical, from very personal reflections, to stories with passion for social justice.

Bruce C Ball

1 Review(s)

RRP: £12.50

£9.99

Aimed at all concerned about the environment, this book presents a radical vision of the future of farming and community life, based on hidden insights from the life and spirit of the soil and on the author’s experiences of growing up in the small, agricultural community of Clatt in North-East Scotland. With a Foreword by Alastair McIntosh, author of Soil and Soul.

Ruth Burgess

RRP: £16.99

£14.99

A resource book for planning baptisms, naming ceremonies, weddings and civil partnerships and marking the many other significant moments of our nights and days. There are resources that do not assume any faith commitment, as well as ones that reflect Christian belief.

Joy Mead

RRP: £10.50

£8.99

Poems from Iona Community member Joy Mead. They come from the beauty of the glimpsed moment … a precious jewel held for a short time amid the pain and sorrow of the world, then let go into the bigger picture … The beauty is what we remember, what gives the moment its significance.

Jan Sutch Pickard

RRP: £8.99

£7.99

‘Walk humbly with God …’ Advent is a time of wonder and waiting – but that’s not a passive thing. We need to walk into Advent with our eyes open. Join us on a cheerful, thoughtful, justice-seeking journey towards Bethlehem, a journey day by day through Advent. Jan Sutch Pickard is a former Warden of Iona Abbey, who has also been Vice President of the Methodist Conference and an Ecumenical Accompanier.

Recent E-Books

Neil Paynter

£6.80ex VAT

Stories celebrating the ‘Iona effect’ – about different folk coming together – people from different countries and backgrounds. Stories of encounter, challenge, exchange, connection, transformation. Stories about people and the power of the Spirit …

Thom M Shuman

RRP: £5.20

£4.50ex VAT

Bible readings, reflections and prayers for Advent, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, for all those who find themselves serving, eating, resting and singing in diners (real and metaphorical) in this holy season – in hope that there they will discover God, serving and eating and resting and singing and welcoming them with open arms.

Ewan Mathers

RRP: £6.66

£5.10ex VAT

Beautiful photographs depicting in detail the carvings of the restored cloisters of Iona Abbey, with text reflecting on the meaning of each design and information about the flora and fauna of the Isle of Iona and beyond, which most of the carvings represent. This use of symbols from the natural world reflects the close links of the early Celtic Christians with the land around them.

Bonnie B Thurston

RRP: £6.66

£5.10ex VAT

Reflective, powerful poems about how, on a cosmic and a personal level, darkness gives way to light, reminding us that ‘light shines in the darkness’, that darkness is required to perceive light – and that Easter means the light has come, life triumphs, and the promised Holy Spirit will empower us for growth: ‘eastering’ …

The Iona Community

£10.20ex VAT

Liturgies from the Iona Community for numerous festivals, special occasions and areas of concern. Full communion services and shorts acts of worship; liturgies for small groups and all-age gatherings; worship rooted in church life and the Iona Community’s resident group on Iona, in social justice and pastoral work.

Richard Skinner

RRP: £6.50

£5.10ex VAT

Witty and reflective poems of faith and doubt, ranging from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil in the Garden of Eden to the events of the first Easter, taking in on the way Julian of Norwich’s hazelnut, Mastermind, God as a blizzard, and the eighth deadly sin.

The Iona Community

RRP: £9.99

£8.50ex VAT

A new edition which has been extensively revised and rearranged to include about 80% new material. The services draw on many traditions, including the Celtic, and aim to help us to be fully present to God, who is fully present to us – in our neighbour, in the political and social activity of the world around us, and in the very centre and soul of our being.

Ruth Burgess

RRP: £10.90

£10.20ex VAT

This liturgical resource book covering November, December and January includes prayers, stories, responses, songs, poems, reflections, liturgies and meditations for the major Christian festivals and other occasions that fall during these months.

Ann Gerondelis

RRP: £4.99

£4.50ex VAT

A welcome accompaniment to the Advent days of anticipating Christ’s birth. Follow its invitation of prophetic prayers and vibrant full-colour artwork to watch and wait for the coming of the Holy One. Open your eyes and heart to the wideness of God, and God’s gentle but persistent call for justice and mercy.

Jan Sutch Pickard

RRP: £6.50

£5.10ex VAT

Poems of strong and well-crafted connections – between communities in the West of Scotland and the West Bank Palestinian territories; between prayer and politics; between a lyrical delight in the natural world – and down-to-earth living, observed with warmth and humour.

Joy Mead

RRP: £7.80

£6.80ex VAT

A collection of favourite Joy Mead poems, many of them selected by the author’s readers and friends, who ask ‘Where can I find …?’ when they want a poem for a special occasion. Also includes some new works.

Ron Ferguson & Tom Fleming

RRP: £9.00

£7.00ex VAT

Now available as an audio download: A one-man play about the founder of the Iona Community. Based on George MacLeod’s conversations with the author, along with material drawn from sermons, prayers, diaries, letters and stories, the first half gives a sense of what it was like to be exposed to George MacLeod at the height of his powers. In the second, the old prophet sits in his room and reminisces about his 96 years on earth. Performed by Tom Fleming.

Sally Foster-Fulton

RRP: £7.80

£6.80ex VAT

Reflections, meditations, prayers, activities and liturgies for Lent. Includes a liturgy for Mother’s Day, worship for Ash Wednesday, an all-age service for Shrove Tuesday for making and sharing pancakes, and other all-age resources …

Rachel Mann

RRP: £7.80

£6.80ex VAT

Poetry, liturgy and narrative resources on beloved Advent and Christmas themes, questioning the cosy and sentimental view of the festive season and taking seriously the idea that God in Christ is born as a vulnerable outsider who transforms the world in radical ways.

Neil Paynter

RRP: £7.80

£6.80ex VAT

A book of readings, reflections and prayers about ‘the bombs and bullets and landmines we drop into the heart of other people’s lives’ – and the many good folk working for peace and reconciliation at home and abroad. It can be used for personal and group reflection or in worship.

Annika Spalde & Pelle Strindlund

RRP: £8.90

£8.50ex VAT

Downloadable book: Care for creation includes examining our attitude to all our fellow-inhabitants of Planet Earth, not only the human ones. Not just a book about protecting animals; also an inspiration towards living an all-encompassing Christian spirituality...

Kenneth Steven

RRP: £4.50

£3.90ex VAT

These haiku-like poems arise out of Kenneth Steven’s perception of the Iona landscape. They have the sense of wonder, seeing, and being in the moment that many of us experience when spending time on this jewel-like island in a turquoise sea.

Sally Foster-Fulton

RRP: £7.49

£6.80ex VAT

Reflections, meditations, prayers and liturgies for Holy Week following the journey of Jesus from Palm Sunday to Easter Day. A book which affirms that, even in the darkness of betrayal and denial and death, we can rise up and live different lives: where the justice, peace and love poured out in Christ’s life can be resurrected in our own.

Chris Polhill

£4.90ex VAT

The spiritual encounter with the ‘otherness’ that Christians call God is part of the experience of being human, recognised down the ages. In this book you will find a wide variety of spiritual experiences openly explored – from the mystical to the practical, from very personal reflections, to stories with passion for social justice.

Bruce C Ball

1 Review(s)

RRP: £7.49

£6.80ex VAT

Aimed at all concerned about the environment, this book presents a radical vision of the future of farming and community life, based on hidden insights from the life and spirit of the soil and on the author’s experiences of growing up in the small, agricultural community of Clatt in North-East Scotland. With a Foreword by Alastair McIntosh, author of Soil and Soul.

Ruth Burgess

RRP: £10.90

£10.20ex VAT

A resource book for planning baptisms, naming ceremonies, weddings and civil partnerships and marking the many other significant moments of our nights and days. There are resources that do not assume any faith commitment, as well as ones that reflect Christian belief.

Joy Mead

RRP: £6.50

£5.10ex VAT

Poems from Iona Community member Joy Mead. They come from the beauty of the glimpsed moment … a precious jewel held for a short time amid the pain and sorrow of the world, then let go into the bigger picture … The beauty is what we remember, what gives the moment its significance.

Jan Sutch Pickard

RRP: £5.20

£4.50ex VAT

‘Walk humbly with God …’ Advent is a time of wonder and waiting – but that’s not a passive thing. We need to walk into Advent with our eyes open. Join us on a cheerful, thoughtful, justice-seeking journey towards Bethlehem, a journey day by day through Advent. Jan Sutch Pickard is a former Warden of Iona Abbey, who has also been Vice President of the Methodist Conference and an Ecumenical Accompanier.

Tom Gordon

RRP: £8.50

£8.10ex VAT

A year's worth of stories and reflections to encourage us to ‘look well’ to the insights and inspiration we might need to live each of the 365 days as best we can, with a more hopeful vision for tomorrow.

Recent E-Prayer & Liturgies

Elaine Gisbourne

£2.20ex VAT

Digital download: A Bible reading, a reflection and a prayer for Maundy Thursday, centred around a story of homelessness, shame and self-loathing from the author’s work as a Street Pastor. Taken from the book The Sun Slowly Rises, by Neil Paynter. 6 pages.

Bonnie B Thurston

£2.20ex VAT

Digital download: A Bible reading, a reflection and a prayer for the Wednesday of Holy Week, with an emphasis on one woman’s gesture of love for Jesus and what that means for all of us. Taken from the book The Sun Slowly Rises. 6 pages.

Mike Mineter

£1.85ex VAT

Digital download: A reading, a reflection and a prayer for Tuesday of Holy Week on working for a peaceful solution within a situation of conflict. From the book The Sun Slowly Rises, by Neil Paynter. 4 pages.

Lyn Ma

£2.50ex VAT

Digital download: A Bible reading and a reflection for the Monday of Holy Week on having courage to stand up and speak out for what is right, with an emphasis on asylum seekers. Taken from the book The Sun Slowly Rises, by Neil Paynter. 9 pages.

Peter Millar

Stephen J Maunder

£2.80ex VAT

Digital download: A service of prayer and reflection recalling seven moments during the day of the death of Jesus. After each reading, one of seven candles lit at the start of the service is extinguished. 14 pages.

Alison Swinfen

£2.10ex VAT

Digital download: A dialogue and a reflection on the amazing possibilities opened up by the taste of bread, and how real solutions to the greed, dependency and oppression of the world are based on deep practices of sharing. 5 pages.

Rebeka Maples

£2.60ex VAT

Digital download: A service which invites us to prepare for Lent. Whether we have been at the edge of the wilderness before or not, we are all different people from who we were last year, and the journey through Lent allows us to reflect and to be renewed. 11 pages.

Roddy Cowie

Jan Sutch Pickard

£1.70ex VAT

Digital download: A new version (words only) of the traditional Easter hymn ‘Jesus Christ is risen today’, which provides the first verse. The five new verses unfold the story of the morning of the resurrection. 2 pages.

Various contributors

£2.75ex VAT

Digital download: Prayers, responses, drama scripts, liturgies and a reflection for the Feast of Christ the King, the last Sunday of the liturgical year. Taken from the book Winter, by Ruth Burgess. 13 pages.

Rosemary Power & the Iona Prayer Circle

£2.50ex VAT

Digital download: A short liturgy for someone who has suffered abuse, injustice or cruelty at the hands of others, created by the Iona Prayer Circle, a worldwide network that prays for people and places in distress. 9 pages.

Rosemary Power & the Iona Prayer Circle

£2.50ex VAT

Digital download: A short liturgy for a troubled family situation, for small-group or individual prayer, created by the Iona Prayer Circle, a worldwide network that prays for people and places in distress. No. 3 in a series of ‘Liturgies for healing’. 9 pages.

Rosemary Power & the Iona Prayer Circle

£2.60ex VAT

Digital download: A short liturgy for a sick child, for small-group or individual prayer, created by the Iona Prayer Circle, a worldwide network that prays for people and places in distress. No. 2 of a 'Liturgies for Healing' series. 11 pages.

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